Trojan.Olydestroy

Trojan.Olydestroy

Trojan.Olydestroy is a Trojan horse that collects information from the compromised computer and browsers in order to spread across the network.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version
February 12, 2018 revision 019

Latest Rapid Release version
March 19, 2018 revision 032

Initial Daily Certified version
February 12, 2018 revision 034

Latest Daily Certified version
March 19, 2018 revision 003

Initial Weekly Certified release date
February 14, 2018

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When this Trojan is executed, it creates the following files:

%Temp%\[RANDOM NAME] - copy of itself

%Temp%\[RANDOM NAME] - PsExec tool

%Temp%\[RANDOM NAME].exe - collects credentials from browsers

%Temp%\[RANDOM NAME].exe - collects credentials from the machine

%Temp%\[RANDOM NAME].exe - destroys the system

The Trojan then collects credentials from the compromised computer and browsers in order to spread across the network, although it does not exfiltrate the collected credentials.

Next, the Trojan runs the following commands on the compromised computer to prevent system recovery:

vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /Quiet

bcdedit.exe /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures

bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No

wbadmin.exe delete catalog -quiet

wevtutil.exe cl System

wevtutil.exe cl Security

The Trojan then disables all services to prevent the compromised computer from starting up.

Recommendations

Symantec Security Response encourages all users and administrators to adhere to the following basic security "best practices":

Use a firewall to block all incoming connections from the Internet to services that should not be publicly available. By default, you should deny all incoming connections and only allow services you explicitly want to offer to the outside world.

Enforce a password policy. Complex passwords make it difficult to crack password files on compromised computers. This helps to prevent or limit damage when a computer is compromised.

Ensure that programs and users of the computer use the lowest level of privileges necessary to complete a task. When prompted for a root or UAC password, ensure that the program asking for administration-level access is a legitimate application.

Disable AutoPlay to prevent the automatic launching of executable files on network and removable drives, and disconnect the drives when not required. If write access is not required, enable read-only mode if the option is available.

Turn off file sharing if not needed. If file sharing is required, use ACLs and password protection to limit access. Disable anonymous access to shared folders. Grant access only to user accounts with strong passwords to folders that must be shared.

Turn off and remove unnecessary services. By default, many operating systems install auxiliary services that are not critical. These services are avenues of attack. If they are removed, threats have less avenues of attack.

If a threat exploits one or more network services, disable, or block access to, those services until a patch is applied.

Always keep your patch levels up-to-date, especially on computers that host public services and are accessible through the firewall, such as HTTP, FTP, mail, and DNS services.

Configure your email server to block or remove email that contains file attachments that are commonly used to spread threats, such as .vbs, .bat, .exe, .pif and .scr files.

Train employees not to open attachments unless they are expecting them. Also, do not execute software that is downloaded from the Internet unless it has been scanned for viruses. Simply visiting a compromised Web site can cause infection if certain browser vulnerabilities are not patched.

If Bluetooth is not required for mobile devices, it should be turned off. If you require its use, ensure that the device's visibility is set to "Hidden" so that it cannot be scanned by other Bluetooth devices. If device pairing must be used, ensure that all devices are set to "Unauthorized", requiring authorization for each connection request. Do not accept applications that are unsigned or sent from unknown sources.

FOR BUSINESS USERS
If you are a Symantec business product user, we recommend you try the following resources to remove this risk.

Identifying and submitting suspect files
Submitting suspicious files to Symantec allows us to ensure that our protection capabilities keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape. Submitted files are analyzed by Symantec Security Response and, where necessary, updated definitions are immediately distributed through LiveUpdate™ to all Symantec end points. This ensures that other computers nearby are protected from attack. The following resources may help in identifying suspicious files for submission to Symantec.

2. Restoring settings in the registry
Many risks make modifications to the registry, which could impact the functionality or performance of the compromised computer. While many of these modifications can be restored through various Windows components, it may be necessary to edit the registry. See in the Technical Details of this writeup for information about which registry keys were created or modified. Delete registry subkeys and entries created by the risk and return all modified registry entries to their previous values.